By Alan Carasso
In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Saturday running at Fukushima Racecourse:
Saturday, June 28, 2025
5th-FKS, ¥14,250,000 ($99k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
MESE (JPN) (f, 2, Disco Partner–Marquet Legacy, by Gio Ponti) is the second foal from a winning daughter of MSW & GSP To Marquet (Marquetry), herself the dam of 2013 GI Del Mar Oaks heroine Discreet Marq (Discreet Cat), MSW Too Discreet (Discreet Cat) and the stakes-placed Marquet Cat (Cat Thief) and Marquet Madness (Pico Central {Brz}). Marquet Legacy was purchased for $30,000 with this filly in utero at the 2023 Keeneland January Sale and the mare's yearling colt by 2021 Japanese Horse of the Year Efforia (Jpn) sells at the JRHA Select Sale on July 14. Marquet Legacy is also represented by a colt foal by Salios (Jpn), runner-up to Contrail (Jpn) in the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown in 2020. O-Yoshihiko Koga; B-Yuki Dendo; T-Takanori Kikuzawa
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